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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457607503321

Titolo

Regulating the global information society / / edited by Christopher Marsden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-54800-1

1-280-14181-6

0-203-98889-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Collana

Warwick studies in globalisation

Altri autori (Persone)

MarsdenChristopher T

Disciplina

343.09/944

Soggetti

Computer networks - Law and legislation

Telecommunication - Law and legislation

Digital communications

Information society

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-357) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; Part I Theoretical perspectives; Part II The limits of telecommunications regulation; Part III International self-regulation and standard setting; Part IV Standard setting and competition policy; Part V The limits of government regulation; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An outstanding line-up of contributors explore the regulation of the internet from an interdisciplinary perspective. In-depth coverage of this controversial area such as international political economy, law, politics, economics, sociology and internet regulation. Regulating the Global Information Society covers the differences between both US and UK approaches to regulation and establishes where policy is being made that will influence the future direction of the global information society, from commercial, democratic and middle-ground perspectives.